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SHARPEST

(adj.)

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There are 22 meanings of the word Sharpest.

Sharpest - as an adjective

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.

Example: "A face with sharp features"

Intelligent.

Example: "My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old."

Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

Higher in pitch than required.

Example: "The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone."

Having an intense, acrid flavour.

Example: "Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated."

Sudden and intense.

Example: "A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions."

Illegal or dishonest.

Example: "Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books."

Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.

Example: "A sharp dealer;  a sharp customer"

Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

Example: "You'll need sharp aim to make that shot."

Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.

Example: "When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out."

Stylish or attractive.

Example: "You look so sharp in that tuxedo!"

Observant; alert; acute.

Example: "Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. i don't want them to escape!"

Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

Example: "Drive down main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto pine."

Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

Example: "A sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve"

(of a statement) said of as extreme a value as possible.

Example: "Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. but that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. that is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number."

Tactical; risky.

Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

Example: "A sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air"

Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

Example: "A sharp appetite"

Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

Hungry.

Example Sentences

"He sharpened the pencil to its sharpest point."
"Her wit was sharp, but her tongue was even sharpest."
"The sharpest knife in the set is the one with the serrated edge."
"The moon's sharpest phase is the new moon."
"The sharpest pain I felt was when I stubbed my toe."
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Word Game Points

Is SHARPEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, sharpest is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

SHARPEST has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.

Is SHARPEST a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, sharpest is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
SHARPEST has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.

Is SHARPEST a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, sharpest is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
SHARPEST has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.

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